TURKU, Finland — David Beckham checked into a Finnish hospital Monday for surgery on David Beckham torn left Achilles tendon, hoping for a "swift and full recovery" from an injury that is expected to keep him out of the World Cup.
"I am upset but (want) to thank everyone for their messages of support," Beckham said in a statement posted on his personal website before his arrival. "I hope to make a swift and full recovery."
The 34-year-old former England captain was injured in the closing minutes of AC Milan's 1-0 win over Chievo Verona on Sunday.
With his hopes of becoming the first English player to appear in four World Cups shattered and his future in international soccer in doubt, Beckham was scheduled to be operated on either later Monday or Tuesday morning by specialist surgeon Dr. Sakari Orava.
"It was the player's decision," Gandini told The Associated Press on Monday. "It's the player who decides for his own health, and the player's decision was to go to Finland where there is a surgeon who specializes in these injuries."
Gandini added that no post-surgery plans had been made, but that Beckham's career is not at risk.
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